Ver 12/5/2018
2019 Grand Canyon History Symposium Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park
February 20 to 23, 2019 South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Schedule of 26 History Symposium presentations, Keynote special evening presentations, Author Talks, Oral History Interviews, Featured Presentations, Tours, and Social Reception, where Acting Superintendent Woody Smeck will welcome everyone to GCNP.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Santa Fe Room, Maswik Lodge
Social Reception & Check-in
A gathering of the attendees, presenters, and volunteers to come together to share stories, Grand Canyon adventures, see old friends, and make new ones before we kickoff three full days at the grandest place on earth.
There will be appetizers with no-host beer and wine available.
Early check-in to this, the 5th History Symposium, will continue during the reception.
Facilities: Shrine of the Ages for morning History Presentations, afternoon Author Talk and Oral History Interviews, and evening Keynote Addresses. Tours and activities will be held around the GC Village or nearby areas. Some of these will be indoors and some outdoors.
Thursday, February 21 - Day One 7:00 - 9:00 AM Check-in, Shrine of the Ages
Let the Symposium Begin!
8:00 AM Welcoming Remarks Dave Mortenson, President GC Historical Society
8:20 AM Early-Morning Session Presenter #1 Tom Myers - Hard Not to Panic, Ain’t It: The Story of Ron Mitchell and the First Traverse of Marble Canyon Presenter #2 Harvey Leake - The 1909 Townsend Visit to the Grand Canyon and Rainbow Bridge
9:10 AM BREAK
9:25 AM Mid-Morning Session Presenter #3 Tom Martin - Otis Who? Otis Marston and the History of Grand Canyon River Running Presenter #4 Glenn Rink - History of Bison on the Kaibab Plateau Presenter #5 Randy Moore - The Grand Canyon as an Icon of Modern Christian Fundamentalism
10:40 AM BREAK
10:55 AM Late-Morning Session Presenter #6 Dick Brown - Theodore Roosevelt Advocating for Something Grand Presenter #7 Jim Aton - Painting "My Odyssey": Jimmie Jones at the Grand Canyon Presenter #8 Shane Murphy - Hance’s Trail
12:10 to 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK (All meals are the responsibility of attendees)
THURSDAY TOURS & SHRINE PRESENTATIONS
Early Afternoon Session Tours (Various locations - limited space - up two hours) 1:30 PM Tour #1 Power House Tour – Inside look at an iconic South Rim Building Ellen Brennan (Limited to 20 attendees) 1:30 PM Tour #2 Native Voices - Hey, What About Us – Is 100 years of Grand Canyon National Park really a celebration? Coleen Kaska - Havasupai perspective (Limited to 20 attendees) 1:30 PM Tour #3 Century of Science at GCNP – About Grand Canyon Geology: our most ancient history. Carl Bowman - (Limited to 15 attendees)
Shrine Presentations 1:30 PM Feature Presentation 100 Years of Grand: The Grand Canyon National Park Centennial Digitization Project Panel Discussion: Peter Runge, Robert Spindler, and Ed Oetting 2:30 PM Author Talk Jerry Dickey - Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region. Comments from Jason Nez on significance to native people.
Late Afternoon Session Tours (Various locations - limited space - up two hours) 3:30 PM Tour #4 Native Voices - Hey, What About Us – Is 100 years of Grand Canyon National Park really a celebration? Merv Yoyetewa – Hopi Perspective (Limited to 20 attendees) 3:30 PM Tour #5 Kolb Studio & Residence – Join “Blanche Kolb” on an intimate tour of Kolb Studio. Netty Klingler (Limited to 10 attendees) 3:30 PM Tour #6 Tour #6 GC Pioneer Cemetery – Hidden history of lesser-known gravesites. Kern Nuttall (Limited to 20 attendees)
Shrine Presentations 3:30 PM Oral History Interview Jason Nez, Personal Reflections on Grand Canyon National Park Archaeology and Fire. 4:30 PM Author Talk Wayne Ranney - Carving Grand Canyon and Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
5:30 PM DINNER BREAK (All meals are responsibility of attendees)
7:30 PM THURSDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER (Shrine of the Ages) Keynote Speaker Author John F. Ross The Promise of the Grand Canyon; John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West
Friday, February 22nd - Day Two
8:00 AM Early-Morning Session Presenter #9 Dennis Foster - Old Maps and Forgotten Trails in Grand Canyon Presenter #10 David Schaller - The 1967 Kennedy River Trip: Looking Back Presenter #11 Erik Berg - An Eagle’s Eye View of the Grand Canyon: The Lindberghs’ 1929 Aerial Photo Survey
9:15 AM BREAK
9:30 AM Mid-Morning Session Presenter #12 Al Richmond - 118 Years of Railroads to the Grand Canyon Presenter #13 Ed Oetting - Representative Hayden and the Legislative Creation of Grand Canyon National Park Presenter #14 Craig Schellbach & Traci Wyrick - Louis Schellbach, III, aka “Mr. Grand Canyon”: Life and Legacy
10:45 AM BREAK
11:00 AM Late-Morning Session Presenter #15 Susie Verkamp - The Politics of Souvenirs: A Century of NPS Concessions Law and Policy Viewed Through a Family Business Lens Presenter #16 Paul Davis - Building and Rebuilding the Grand Canyon Lodge Presenter #17 Loie Belknap Evans - A Century of Grand Canyon Connections: Three Generations
12:15 – 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK (All meals are the responsibility of attendees)
FRIDAY TOURS & SHRINE PRESENTATIONS
Early Afternoon Session Tours (Various locations - limited space - up two hours) 1:30 PM Tour #7 Kolb Studio & Residence – Join “Blanche Kolb” on an intimate tour of Kolb Studio. Netty Klingler (Limited to 10 attendees) 1:30 PM Tour #8 GC Pioneer Cemetery – Hidden history of lesser-known gravesites. Kern Nuttall (Limited to 20 attendees) 1:30 PM Tour # 9 Bright Angel Trail – Back-story of one of the world’s most known trails. Slim Woodruff (Limited to 10 attendees)
Shrine Presentations 1:30 PM Author Talk Fred Shaw - “False Architect: The Mary Colter Hoax” 2:30 PM Oral Interview Chris Clark: Personal Reflections on Grand Canyon National Park Trail Work and Mule Packing
Late Afternoon Session Tours (Various locations - limited space - up two hours) 3:30 PM Tour #10 Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection NPS Staff (Limited to 20 attendees) 3:30 PM Tour #11 Native Voices - Hey, What About Us – Is 100 years of Grand Canyon National Park really a celebration? Jason Nez – Navajo Perspective (Limited to 20 attendees) 3:30 PM Tour #12 Grand Canyon Historical Boats Collection – 19 boats and their history Tom Martin (Limited to 20 attendees)
Shrine Presentations 3:30 PM Author Talk Lindsay Leard Coolidge - Printmakers of the Grand Canyon 4:30 PM Oral History Interview (Being scheduled)
5:30 PM DINNER BREAK (All meals are responsibility of attendees)
7:30 PM FRIDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER (Shrine of the Ages)
Keynote Speaker: Gib Young as Teddy Roosevelt & Ron Brown as John Hance Theodore Roosevelt—Wilderness Warrior—Returns to Grand Canyon
Saturday, February 23rd - Day Three
8:00 AM Early-Morning Session Presenter #18 Richard Quartaroli - “Boys Left Us”: From the Powell Memorial to the Plaques at Separation Presenter #19 Helen Fairley - US Geological Research in Grand Canyon National Park: A Century of Collaboration Presenter #20 Bryan Brown and Gary Cascio - The Other Lee’s Ferry: The Historic River Crossing at Pearce Ferry, 1876 to 1935
9:15 AM BREAK
9:30 AM Mid-Morning Session Presenter #21 Matthew Toro - Mapping Grand Canyon: Over 150 Years of Cartographic History Presenter #22 Harris Abernathy - History of Mules at Grand Canyon Presenter #23 Lucy Bowditch - Interpreting William Henry Jackson and Timothy O’Sullivan’s 19th Century Photographs of the Colorado Plateau: Science, Technology, Art, and Religion
10:45 AM BREAK
11:00 AM Late-Morning Session Presenter #24 Susan Schroeder - - Grand Canyon Conservancy: The Last Ten Years of Growth Presenter #25 Barbara Matusik - The 2012 Historical Restoration of the Watchtower at Desert View Presenter #26 Karl Karlstrom - Depicting Grand Canyon’s Rock Layers: 150 Years of Visualizing and Interpreting Geology
12:15 – 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK (All meals are the responsibility of attendees)
SATURDAY TOURS & SHRINE PRESENTATIONS
Early Afternoon Session Tours (Various locations - limited space - up two hours) 1:30 PM Tour #13 Grand Canyon Village Historical District Walk Mike Anderson & Ellen Brennan (Limited to 20 attendees) 1:30 PM Tour #14 GC Historical Boats Collection – 19 boats and their history Brad Dimock (Limited to 20 attendees) 1:30 PM Tour #15 Desert View Inter-tribal Heritage Site: Much more than just a Watchtower Jan Balsom (Limited to 15 attendees)
Shrine Presentations 1:30 PM Feature Presentation Jonathan Upchurch - Kaibab Trail Suspension Bridge: A National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. (Note: Plaque Dedication at 3:00 PM) 2:30 PM Author Talk Kevin Schindler - Images of America: Northern Arizona Space Training
Late Afternoon Session Tours (Various locations - limited space - up two hours) 3:30 PM Tour #16 Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery – Hidden history of lesser-known gravesites. Kern Nuttall (Limited to 20 attendees) 3:30 PM Tour #17 Native Voices - Hey, What About Us – Is 100 years of Grand Canyon National Park really a celebration? Phyllis Kachinhongva & Monika Nanacasia (Limited to 20 attendees)
Shrine Presentations 3:30 PM Oral History Interview Rob Arnberger: Personal Reflections on Grand Canyon National Park Superintendency 4:30 PM Oral History Interview Elvira Arnberger: Personal Reflections on Grand Canyon National Park Community
5:30 PM DINNER BREAK (All meals are responsibility of attendees)
7:30 PM SATURDAY FINAL PROGRAMS & KEYNOTE SPEAKER (Shrine of the Ages)
Lee Albertson Award: Lois and Steve Hirst, the 2016 awardees, will announce and award the 2019 Lee Albertson Award for best presentation.
Keynote Speaker: Author Kevin Fedarko Beneath the River of Shooting Stars: Beauty, Austerity, and Grace in the Grand Canyon
Closing GC History Symposium Remarks: Co-chairs- Slim Woodruff & Dave Mortenson